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eat upTo consume completely.Rate it:

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eat upTo accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.Rate it:

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don't shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.Rate it:

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eat crowTo recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.Rate it:

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eat for twoTo be pregnant.Rate it:

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eat my shortsAn irreverent rebuke or dismissal.Rate it:

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eat one's own dog foodTo use or consume the economic goods or services that oneself is producing; to be part of a closed household economy.Rate it:

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eat one's wordsTo regret or retract what one has said.Rate it:

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have one's cake and eat it tooTo seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).Rate it:

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I could eat a brickSynonym of I could eat a horseRate it:

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i could eat a horseI am very hungry; short form of "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."Rate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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could eat the crotch out of a low flying duckAm/are/is extremely hungry.Rate it:

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good enough to eatSupremely beautiful; aesthetically pleasing.Rate it:

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eat pussyTo perform cunnilingus.Rate it:

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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"Rate it:

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Eat at Joe'sA generic commercial slogan.Rate it:

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nobody loves me, everybody hates me, i think i'm going to go and eat wormsFeeling sorry for one's self.Rate it:

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eat one's hatUsed in a result clause to express disbelief in the conditional clause proposition.Rate it:

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eat outTo dine at a restaurant or such public place.Rate it:

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eat shitUsed other than as an idiom: see eat, shit.Rate it:

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eat one's WheatiesTo prepare or fortify oneself for an activity requiring exertion.Rate it:

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eat outTo perform cunnilingus.Rate it:

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eat the windTo take a walk.Rate it:

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eat an elephant one bite at a timeTo do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.Rate it:

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eat shitTo fall and land on one's face.Rate it:

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Dog-Eat-Dog WorldTo live a life associated by severe competition wherein people struggle ruthlessly to live or attain successRate it:

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eat intoTo consume gradually, especially by erosion.Rate it:

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eat out of someone's handTo behave in a docile, submissive way towards somebody.Rate it:

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Eat You Out of House and HomeTo eat and spend everything that other person has in his houseRate it:

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bite to eatA snack or quick meal.Rate it:

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could eat the crutch from a low flying duckAlternative form of could eat the crotch out of a low flying duckRate it:

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dog eat dogRuthlessly acquisitive or competitive. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people try to succeed at the expense of other people.Rate it:

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dog-eat-dogHarsh and ruthless.Rate it:

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eat awayTo erode or corrode gradually.Rate it:

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Eat CrowTo be forced to do somewhat very displeasing; to admit your fault or defeat publiclyRate it:

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eat for englandEat too muchRate it:

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Eat Humble PieTo act humble or confess fault; to be sorry or bear dishonorRate it:

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eat humble pieTo admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.Rate it:

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eat inTo eat a meal at home.Rate it:

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eat inTo eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.Rate it:

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eat itTo fall forward, hitting one's face on the ground.Rate it:

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eat itUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see eat,‎ it.Rate it:

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eat like a birdTo eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.Rate it:

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eat like a horseto consume a large amount of foodRate it:

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eat like a pigTo chew noisily, with one's mouth open, or with much greed.Rate it:

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eat one's cake and have it tooAlternative form of have one's cake and eat it tooRate it:

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eat one's gunTo commit suicide, especially by use of a firearm discharged into the victim's mouth.Rate it:

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eat one's heart outTo feel overwhelming sorrow, jealousy or longing, to grieve.Rate it:

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eat one's own dog foodTo test the beta programs that are in the test phase on one's own computers; to dogfood.Rate it:

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